Why do we need to detox? What is a “toxin”? A toxin is a poison–any substance that’s dangerous to the human body. That includes things you know are a problem such as heavy metals like lead, mercury, and cadmium, industrial chemicals and pollutants, and pesticides. But it can also include common products you may not
1- Get Adequate Sleep 2- Balance Stress Hormones 3- Improve Eating Plan 4- Daily Exercise 5- Optimize Detoxification 1- Get Adequate Sleep Is too little sleep a cause of weight gain? Recent studies have suggested an association between sleep duration and weight gain. Sleeping less than 6 hours — or more than nine hours —
Why do we need to detox? It has been reported that we are exposed to more toxins in one day than our great grandparents were exposed in their whole life. Toxins can be a major driver of autoimmune disease. These diseases include lupus, Hashimoto’s Disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, etc. Autoimmune disease is in on
1- Balance Your Circadian Rhythms/ Balancing Your HPA Axis (Adrenals) Step one is to balance the stress response in the body. During times of stress, our adrenal glands produce the stress hormone cortisol. The body expects that the stress will go down eventually and the cortisol can then return back to baseline. During times of
So, how is it that hypothyroidism can be missed by today’s conventional medical system? That’s because many doctors rely exclusively on the TSH test and do not order a full panel of thyroid blood tests to make the diagnosis. The TSH level is an indirect measure of only one kind of thyroid hormone sufficiency and
DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) DHEA is produced by the adrenal glands. DHEA production declines with age starting in the twenties. DHEA plays a critical role in maintaining our health, enhancing our immune system, and preventing disease. It is important to measure the level of this hormone in the blood prior to taking it as a supplement. Equally
Dr. Lundell specializes in prescribing natural bio-identical hormone replacement for the treatment of women’s hormonal imbalances, such as those that occur in menopause and peri-menopause. Dr. Lundell has been preaching the superior benefits and safety of bio-identical hormones vs. synthetic hormones for many years. There are many health care providers that now claim to specialize
These are a few of the signs and symptoms of testosterone deficiency in both men and women. MEN Decreased Muscle Mass Abdominal weight gain Fatigue – sleep problems Depression Irritability Decreased libido Erectile dysfunction – lack of first morning erection Loss of drive and ambition Joint pains and stiffness WOMEN Muscle wasting Weight gain Fatigue
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